Just a reminder that the next SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting is this Saturday, 6/10/23.
SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting:
Saturday
6/10/23
4:00 – 9:00 PM (or whenever)
Frye Sign Co.
12818 Nutwood St.
Garden Grove 92840-8312
714-537-0071
Located just a few blocks south of Brookhurst Hobbies, just east of Brookhurst St. and north of Garden Grove Blvd.,
in the back of the Nutwood Industrial Park.
Reminder to all: Since seats are limited at our meeting place, please remember to bring a chair so that we have enough for everyone.
Meeting Theme: Build Night, 15 Year Anniversary Celebration, Summer Beer Tasting, and Paper Model Make & Take
Agenda:
(1) Local Hobby News and Updates
(2) New Stuff
(3) Show & Tell
(4) What Are You Working On?
(5) Build Time (through the rest of the meeting time)
(6) Paper Model Make & Take (through the rest of the meeting time)
(7) Summer Beer Tasting (Please bring something to sample and share with others)
(8) Dinner Break (SoCal AMPS will provide pizza and soft drinks)
(9) Anniversary Cake Break
(10) Anniversary Door prize Giveaway (15 $15 Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS)
(11) Next Meetings
NOTE: SoCal AMPS will provide a variety of simple aircraft, ship and military vehicle paper models for the Make & Take.
We will not be providing any tools/materials to construct the paper models.
You must provide your own simple tools/supplies: namely scissors and either CA, white or paper glue.
Tweezers and Xacto knifes are also helpful but not required.
Brookhurst Hobbies One Day Only Sale:
Brookhurst Hobbies will be hosting a Special SoCal AMPS 15 Year Anniversary Sale, for SoCal AMPS members only, one day only, Saturday, 6/10/23,
featuring 20% off all armor-related item purchases (model kits, books, aftermarket, etc.).
Note: 2 exceptions to this sale are:
(1) special store sale items, with sale tickets ending in 4
(2) Karl Machdo Kit Collection Consignment Sale kits, with sale tickets ending in 7.
Club Website Build Contests:
The following is a list of the 2023 SoCal AMPS Model Build Contests listed by completion date.
Although the contests may be related to live meetings, Zoom meetings, or online social media activities,
you are encouraged to post your model projects status on our SoCal AMPS online social media sites listed below.
If you cannot post to any of the sites email your photos to Kevin Hjermstadt or Robert Yeatman and they will post them for you. Their email addresses are listed in the To: section of this email.
(1) Russian Heavy Tanks 1930-1980—any variant, any scale
This is a SoCal AMPS online social media contest.
Completed models are due posted online on 1/31/23.
This contest is complete.
(2) 12 Hour Model Build Contest
This is an online Zoom meeting contest.
Models were chosen/voted at the 2/25/23 online Zoom meeting.
Completed models are due at the 6/29/23 online Zoom meeting.
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place$50
Second Place$35
Third Place$25
8 guys are currently participating in this contest.
(3) American Tank Destroyers in US and Foreign Service-any scale
This is a SoCal AMPS online social media contest.
Completed models are due posted online on 7/31/23.
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place$50
Second Place$35
Third Place$25
You must use a non-started kit for this contest.
(4) Model for Orangecon: Caricature Models; Toon Tanks, EggPlanea, Wierd-Ohs and More
This is a SoCal AMPS live contest.
Completed models are due at our 9/9/23 meeting
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place$50
Second Place$35
Third Place$25
(5) Tamiya Out of the Box Aircraft and Armor
This is a SoCal AMPS live contest.
Completed models are due at our 10/14/23 meeting.
Models will be judged by Tamiya employees.
Awards will be model kits provided by Tamiya.
Note: This Contest excludes extra large scale models including the 1:35th scale Dragon Wagon and Famo recovery tractors, limited edition kits that include added special aftermarket sets and 1:32nd and larger aircraft models.
(6) 4 Hour Model Build
This is a SoCal AMPS live contest.
Models will be built during our 11/11/23 meeting
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place$50
Second Place$35
Third Place$25
(7) Engineering Vehicles (including Recovery Vehicles)
This is a SoCal AMPS online social media contest.
This contest STARTS on 8/1/23
Completed models are due posted online on 1/31/24
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place$50
Second Place$35
Third Place$25
You must use a non-started kit for this contest.
Group Build: M113 Family of Vehicles-1/35th scale:
The goal is to complete over 100 models for the Group Build Display category at an upcoming IPMS Nationals Show.
Completed models are due TBD since the earliest time that the next IPMS Nationals will return to a western regional location is 2025.
You are encouraged to post your project status on the SoCal AMPS online social media sites.
The 2 M113 Group Build Status Reports, one a Name Sort and the other a Vehicle Sort, were updated and attached to the 6/11/22 meeting notice.
Please check out what everyone is planning to build (so far) and try not to duplicate models based on the same camouflage and markings.
Please email me your updates:
-adds, deletes or changes to what you plan to build (vehicle/country/camouflage colors/markings)
-status on what you are currently building (planned/started/completed)
M113 Group Build In Process Display for Orangecon
Since the IPMS Nationals is unlikely to return to the west coast for at least 2 more years we decided to keep the momentum on the M113 Group Build by planning an In Process Display of our Group Build progress for the 2023 Orangecon show in October. Look for further discussions and planning at upcoming SoCal AMPS meetings.
Save the Date: Next SoCal AMPS Field Trip;
2 future field trips were discussed at the May live meeting with the memberships’ preference to delay the trips until after summer:
(1) Palm Springs Air Museum and Rare Planes Detective Warehouse
(2) Yanks and Chino Air Museums
We’ll discuss scheduling these field trips at a future SoCal AMPS meeting.
Model Show Update-the next 3 months:
6/24/23 Plastic Model Kit Garage Sale, 11261 Pine St., Los Alamitos 90720
7/16/23 Kit Collectors Exposition & Sale, UFCW Union Hall, 8530 Stanton Ave., Buena Park 90620
8/2-5/23 IPMS Nationals, San Marcos, TX
8/19/23 Best of the West Model Contest, las Vegas, NV
9/9/23 Wondercon California Dreaming Model Contest & Swap Meet, Murphy Auto Museum, 1930 Eastman Ave., Oxnard 90620
Stay connected with fellow SoCal AMPS modelers on Social Media:
Website: socalamps.org
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/
Upcoming SoCal AMPS Meetings:
Saturday 6/24/23 1:00 – 5:00 Online Update & Build Meeting
12 Hour Model Contest: Part 5: Contestant Show & Tell, Voting & Announce Winners
Saturday 7/8/23 4:00 – 9:00 Live Meeting
Pacific Battlefields Tour slideshow
Stay safe, stay well and stay connected.
See you at the meeting.
John